# Dhanksar Village, Khariar, Nuapada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khariar, Nuapada 

# Dhanksar

Dhanksar is a village in Khariar sub-district of Nuapada district, Odisha, PIN code **766118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 403 households**, the 17th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,627people (2011)
- 403households
- 44.7%literacy
- 766118PIN code

## Dhanksar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanksar is 766118.** Dhanksar falls in Khariar sub-district, Nuapada district, Odisha.

- PIN code766118
- Gram panchayatSardhapur
- Community development blockKhariar
- Census village code422037

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanksar from nearby towns?

- Khariar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nuapada (district HQ)78 km by road
- Khariar Road (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanksar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanksar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khariar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khariar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nuapada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanksar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and biri**. About 92% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanksar

Of every 100 households in Dhanksar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanksar · ■ Khariar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****62%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanksar?

■ Dhanksar · ■ Khariar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**977

Working population ****52.4%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 31.8% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 162 (19%) · **■** Marginal 379 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khariar

- Bhojapur1,721 people
- Kotamal1,690 people
- Padmapur1,663 people
- Sikuan1,639 people
- Birighat1,618 people
- Junen1,617 people
- Kirkita1,608 people
- Kusumal1,536 people

[All 119 villages in Khariar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nuapada/khariar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanksar?766118
- How far is Dhanksar from Nuapada?78 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanksar?1,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanksar in?Nuapada district (Khariar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanksar?44.7% (Census 2011)
